Greetings, I have a PC with windows XP I recently downloaded a file “generation.zero.dvd.45150.exe” from a dvd download site. I checked the file with Malwarebytes and avast which said it was clear of malware and viruses. I clicked on it and the file disappeared. I then found my computer network and internet shut down. I tried re-setting everything but it did not work. I booted up Ubuntu and the network ran fine. Back to XP I tried one system restore which did not work. I did a second restore from farther back and after re-setting everything again, everything seems back to normal. I am now running some virus and malware scans to be sure. I don’t know what happened, but I smell a RAT. I downloaded the file again; it is simply identified as a binary file. Can anyone tell me what this is? BTW for those that don’t know, 5150 is cop code for a crazy person, so 4 5150 seems to be a warning.
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Success! For some reason, Avast found the virus today when I right clicked on the file. It was a Trojan Horse, Win32:Dropper-gen. Avast lead me through a pre-boot scan and routed out the sucker! Thanks for your responses…